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supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> suarez: new violence erupted in afghanistan today after a u.s. soldier allegedly killed 16 civilians on sunday. at the same time, president obama condemned the killings again in his strongest words yet. and the u.s. military found probable cause to continue holding the suspect soldier. >> reporter: gun fire exploded again this morning at the scene of sunday's massacre near kandahar. insurgents opened fire on a visiting delegation of senior afghan officials who had come to pay respects, including two of president hamid karzai's brothers. they were unhurt, but one afghan guard was killed and another wounded. the taliban said it was in retaliation for the killing of 16 afghan civilians allegedly by an american soldier. and in jalalabad, hundreds of afghan
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that's our science thursday feature. on art beat, digital touchups and tricks are common in photography today. we talk to a curator at the metropolitan museum of art about an exhibit that explores the history of photo manipulation before photoshop. plus, on making sense, economics correspondent paul solman ponders government versus private spending. all that and more is on our website newshour.pbs.org. ray? >> brown: and again, to our >> suarez: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm ray suarez. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks among others. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs sta
that's our science thursday feature. on art beat, digital touchups and tricks are common in photography today. we talk to a curator at the metropolitan museum of art about an exhibit that explores the history of photo manipulation before photoshop. plus, on making sense, economics correspondent paul solman ponders government versus private spending. all that and more is on our website newshour.pbs.org. ray? >> brown: and again, to our >> suarez: and that's the "newshour"...
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, that climate science even exists. republicans control the house. you need 60 votes to get something in the senate. you need 67 votes to get a climate treaty, an international treaty ratified. >> ifill: do you see a movement coming from the white house to kind of boost this? >> well, it will be very interesting to see what the president does. he did... president obama did talk about climate change in his election night speech. there are signs that he thinks about this as kind of a legacy issue. he's someone who cares a lot about his legacy. this would be sort of a decade, century-long issue that would cement his place. >> ifill: we'll see what he does next, if anything. thank you so much. >> thanks for having me. >> brown: again, the major developments of the day: house republicans made a counter-offer on how to avoid the "fiscal cliff." it calls for $2.2 trillion in savings over ten years, but no hike in tax rates. and the u.n. announced it's pulling nonessential international staffers from syria, while u.s. officials
, that climate science even exists. republicans control the house. you need 60 votes to get something in the senate. you need 67 votes to get a climate treaty, an international treaty ratified. >> ifill: do you see a movement coming from the white house to kind of boost this? >> well, it will be very interesting to see what the president does. he did... president obama did talk about climate change in his election night speech. there are signs that he thinks about this as kind of a...
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in science a peer review means you give talks to the public. you send your papers to colleagues around the world. that's what i did after i wrote the op-ed, i put all the papers available on the web. >> reporter: the fight over climate change is anything but academic. whether the politicians listen to the 97% of scientists who say that it is real or they pay attention to the vocal community of skeptics will determine to a large extent what regulations and what laws get passed. neither presidential candidate is talking about climate change, but in congress it's a different story. 74% of u.s. senate republicans publicly question the science of global warming. including oklahoma senator james in hoff who thinks it's a hoax. >> those people who really believe that world is coming to an end because of global warming and that's all due to man made gases, we call those people alarmists. >> reporter: polls show more than half the republicans in the house are global warming skeptics. many were elected with the tea party wave during the 2010 election. in
in science a peer review means you give talks to the public. you send your papers to colleagues around the world. that's what i did after i wrote the op-ed, i put all the papers available on the web. >> reporter: the fight over climate change is anything but academic. whether the politicians listen to the 97% of scientists who say that it is real or they pay attention to the vocal community of skeptics will determine to a large extent what regulations and what laws get passed. neither...
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of science news, delivered fresh every monday, wednesday and friday. today's daily special-- the mars rover rumors. and on "need to know" tonight, an encore report about an investigation into alleged abuses by u.s. border patrol officers. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> warner: and again to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the afghanistan conflict. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are eight more. >> warner: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm margaret warner. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online, and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy,
of science news, delivered fresh every monday, wednesday and friday. today's daily special-- the mars rover rumors. and on "need to know" tonight, an encore report about an investigation into alleged abuses by u.s. border patrol officers. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> warner: and again to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the afghanistan conflict. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available....
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he's now a professor of political science and public policy at duke university. we thank you both for being with us. peter feaver, to you first. we heard governor romney today criticize the president broadly for not rejecting strongly enough america's influence in the world. yet when it came to specifics, we didn't hear many details. so let me just ask you about a couple of different places in the world. what about when it comes to iran. what exactly governor romney be doing differently right now? >> well, this is the criticism that the obama campaign has leveled at the romney campaign for not being detailed and specific enough. when it comes to iran, the president hasn't laid out a red line that he said clearly he would enforce. when asked to be precise about what it means for iran not to possess a nuclear weapon, the articulation of the red line, he's been vague and says he doesn't want to parse it further. i think there's a certain element of ambiguity about where you would draw the line precisely so as to avoid being trapped by it. but the other point to make
he's now a professor of political science and public policy at duke university. we thank you both for being with us. peter feaver, to you first. we heard governor romney today criticize the president broadly for not rejecting strongly enough america's influence in the world. yet when it came to specifics, we didn't hear many details. so let me just ask you about a couple of different places in the world. what about when it comes to iran. what exactly governor romney be doing differently right...
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it's science thursday online and we go all the way to coast of newfoundland. hari sreenevasan explains. >> sreenivasan: that's where scientists are drilling deep into the ocean floor. their aim: to uncover clues about the earth's ancient climate. we talked to a lead scientist about the mission. we've got a primer on vice presidential hopeful paul ryan's plan to reform medicare prepared by our partners at kaiser health news. that's on the rundown. tomorrow, we'll look at his approach to medicaid. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. >> woodruff: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and rich lowry among others. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and wi
it's science thursday online and we go all the way to coast of newfoundland. hari sreenevasan explains. >> sreenivasan: that's where scientists are drilling deep into the ocean floor. their aim: to uncover clues about the earth's ancient climate. we talked to a lead scientist about the mission. we've got a primer on vice presidential hopeful paul ryan's plan to reform medicare prepared by our partners at kaiser health news. that's on the rundown. tomorrow, we'll look at his approach to...
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that's our science thursday entry this week on our science page. plus, ahead of sunday's academy awards, we had a doctor examine the accuracy of health themes in this year's top films. that's on our health page. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and again to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the iraq and afghanistan conflicts. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are nine more. >> brown: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks, among others. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation
that's our science thursday entry this week on our science page. plus, ahead of sunday's academy awards, we had a doctor examine the accuracy of health themes in this year's top films. that's on our health page. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and again to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the iraq and afghanistan conflicts. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are...
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we have that story for science thursday on our science page. on the rundown, margaret reflects on the team tapped to advise mitt romney on foreign policy and what its membership suggests. also there, gwen ifill answered your election and political convention questions today in a live chat. and if you speak another all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks, among others. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer p
we have that story for science thursday on our science page. on the rundown, margaret reflects on the team tapped to advise mitt romney on foreign policy and what its membership suggests. also there, gwen ifill answered your election and political convention questions today in a live chat. and if you speak another all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy...
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the details are on the science page. and watch a slideshow of images from the conflict in the democratic republic of congo, where the rebels have advanced and the refugee crisis has swelled. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. ray? >> suarez: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll look at the white house meeting between president obama and mexico's president-elect enrique pena nieto. i'm ray suarez. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. macarthur foundation. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> this is n.b.r. >> susie: good evening everyone. i'm
the details are on the science page. and watch a slideshow of images from the conflict in the democratic republic of congo, where the rebels have advanced and the refugee crisis has swelled. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. ray? >> suarez: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll look at the white house meeting between president obama and mexico's president-elect enrique pena nieto. i'm ray suarez. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you...
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science correspondent from newshour. thanks so much >> you're welcome sreenivasan: you can watch videos of... >> suarez: finally tonight , a longtime senator revered by both parties passed away over the weekend. kwame holman reports. reporter: for three decades arlen specter was a leading moderate in the u.s. senate. his name never was on major legislation but he made his mark as a maverick. in 1987 as a republican, he opposed the nomination of conservative robert bork to the u.s. supreme court, joining democrats in challenging bork during confirmation hearings >> you said it was controversial. i think it was that controversial because there was no legal underpinning for it. >> senator, i think there was. reporter: four years later specter supported clarence thomas' nomination and outraged liberals with his aggressionive questioning of anita hill after she accused thomas of sexual harassment >> how could you allow this kind of reprehensible conduct to go on right in the headquarters without doing something about it? >> w
science correspondent from newshour. thanks so much >> you're welcome sreenivasan: you can watch videos of... >> suarez: finally tonight , a longtime senator revered by both parties passed away over the weekend. kwame holman reports. reporter: for three decades arlen specter was a leading moderate in the u.s. senate. his name never was on major legislation but he made his mark as a maverick. in 1987 as a republican, he opposed the nomination of conservative robert bork to the u.s....
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that plus a slideshow is on our science page. on our health page, we have a webcast from our partners at kaiser health news about this weeks supreme court hearings on the health care reform law. also, join us for a live chat about learning differences on friday afternoon. find details on our homepage. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm jeffrey brown. >> brown: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks, among others. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to y
that plus a slideshow is on our science page. on our health page, we have a webcast from our partners at kaiser health news about this weeks supreme court hearings on the health care reform law. also, join us for a live chat about learning differences on friday afternoon. find details on our homepage. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm jeffrey brown. >> brown: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see...
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their interest in science. sally ride was 61 years old. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: penn state was hit with some of the toughest penalties in decades today for its role in the jerry sandusky scandal. it's a decision that could affect the university and its storied sports program for years. ray suarez has the story. >> football will never again be placed ahead of educating, nurturing and protecting young people. >> suarez: with that, n.c.a.a. president mark emert announced sweeping sanctions that all but leveled penn state's football program for failing to stop a pedophile ex-coach. among the measures a $60 million fine, equivalent to one year's revenue from the football program and a four-year ban on bowl games plus five years' probation. in addition, the school will for fit $13 million in bowl revenues earned by other members of the big ten conference. penn state will also be cut from 85 scholarship players to 65 for four years. and the sanctions will cancel 112 wins
their interest in science. sally ride was 61 years old. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: penn state was hit with some of the toughest penalties in decades today for its role in the jerry sandusky scandal. it's a decision that could affect the university and its storied sports program for years. ray suarez has the story. >> football will never again be placed ahead of educating, nurturing and protecting young people. >> suarez: with that,...
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supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> this is "bbc world news america." funding of this is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation and union bank. >> at union bank our relationship managers work hard to know your business. offering specialized solutions and capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news america." >> egypt's new constitution is approved by more than 60% of voters who took part in the referendum. queen elizabeth hags used her christmas message to praise the vo
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jamal studied political science at a university in aleppo before joining the uprising mid- last year. they serve in the al muhahjereen wal ansar battalion in the mountains of jabal al zawiya, a syrian rebel stronghold. asad al-ibrahim has led the unit since the beginning of the uprising in march last year. >> ( translated ): of course, i am proud. the braver i see my men become, the closer i see our victory. >> reporter: al-ibrahim commands 80 men on a base not far from the home shared by his parents, wife and three children. like some two-thirds of his men, he had no military experience before picking up arms against the regime of president bashar al-assad. >> ( translated ): we must demand our rights and fight for them as others have done. there is no doubt about this war-- it is our right. everyone has seen the injustice with their own eyes. >> reporter: eight battalions based in these mountains work together under one central command. they form part of a network of rebel groups dotted throughout the country, but essentially they answer only to their regional leader. they're waging
jamal studied political science at a university in aleppo before joining the uprising mid- last year. they serve in the al muhahjereen wal ansar battalion in the mountains of jabal al zawiya, a syrian rebel stronghold. asad al-ibrahim has led the unit since the beginning of the uprising in march last year. >> ( translated ): of course, i am proud. the braver i see my men become, the closer i see our victory. >> reporter: al-ibrahim commands 80 men on a base not far from the home...
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supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: the u.s. house of representatives headed toward approval this evening of a tax plan that republicans backed and democrats said was a waste of time. the division demonstrated that efforts to get a bi-partisan agreement and avoid the fiscal cliff are stuck in stalemate. >> the house will be in order. >> brown: house republicans pushed their plan b. despite a veto threat from the white house and the strong opposition of senate democrats. speaker john boehner insisted the president had left him with no alternative. >> for weeks the white house said if i moved on rates that they would make substantial concessions on spending cuts and entitlement reforms. i did my part. they've done nothing. >> brown: the public sniping continued: at the white h
supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: the u.s. house of representatives headed toward approval this evening of a tax plan that republicans backed and democrats said was...
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. >> the science classroom is about using fundamental principles of science. it's not about talking about policy debates. it's evidence. >> brown: ray suarez examines the shifting burden of responsibility in afghanistan after president obama signed a pact heralding a new era of partnership between the two nations. >> ifill: and judy woodruff talks with gerda weissmann klein about how her horrifying years in nazi captivity inspired her to work with students on the value of american citizenship. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> citi turns 200 this year. in that time, there have been some good days and some difficult ones. but through it all, we persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. >> and by nordic naturals. and with the ong
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i talked to science correspondent miles o'brien. he's working on a piece about alan alda's flame challenge, a competition that tests scientists' communication skills. the judges of the contest: 6,000 11-year-olds. you'll find that on our rundown blog. margaret warner has a new dispatch from mexico about the presidential frontrunner's plan to combat the country's violent cartels. that's on our world page. all that and more is on our website: newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and michael gerson among others. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by cont
i talked to science correspondent miles o'brien. he's working on a piece about alan alda's flame challenge, a competition that tests scientists' communication skills. the judges of the contest: 6,000 11-year-olds. you'll find that on our rundown blog. margaret warner has a new dispatch from mexico about the presidential frontrunner's plan to combat the country's violent cartels. that's on our world page. all that and more is on our website: newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the...
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study of political science was suspended after 1988. rising to meet this challenge is myanmar egress, a five-year-old skills training program. myanmar egress has been able to offer political science classes to students under the more innocuous title of social entrepreneurship. still, the content is surprisingly bold. >> ( translated ): something democracy can bring to burmese society is open public debate. what is open public debate? >> ( translated ): it means an open exchange of discussions and arguments. >> i want to work for my country as a policy maker. >> reporter: 27-year-old yin mon is aiming for a future as an economic researcher. she and the other students here were eager to practice their english with me and share their optimism about changes in burma. >> it is not totally changed but this is a transition period. so it is starting to move our country. this is the first step, i think so. >> in the past, we have no chance to impress our feelings to the public. now, we can. >> we want democracy. now, we are starting the democrac
study of political science was suspended after 1988. rising to meet this challenge is myanmar egress, a five-year-old skills training program. myanmar egress has been able to offer political science classes to students under the more innocuous title of social entrepreneurship. still, the content is surprisingly bold. >> ( translated ): something democracy can bring to burmese society is open public debate. what is open public debate? >> ( translated ): it means an open exchange of...
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supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: with 25 days left until the year-end fiscal cliff, and just 19 days until christmas, president obama warned lawmakers today not to add to the holiday pressures americans already feel, by letting the political stalemate drag on. but he also again insisted there would be no deal unless tax rates went up on the wealthy. >> the closer it gets to the brink, the more stressed we're going to be. >> woodruff: president obama made the short trip to northern virginia today to underline his plan to avert the fiscal cliff. at the home of what the white house called a typical middle class family, mr. obama said he's optimistic that agreement can be reached, but again drew a hard line for republicans in congress. >> everybody's is going to have to share in
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supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: violence continued across syria today as the united states welcomed a russian admission that syria's rebels may succeed in overthrowing president bashar al-assad. we may have a problem with that tape and we apologize. we'll try and get it together. if we're not able to -- we're going to go ahead and interview right now mr. vitaly churkin. he is russia's ambassador to the united nations. thank you for joining us. let me begin by asking you about the comment today made by your deputy foreign minister mr. bog don november. he said today "it is impossible to exclude a victory of the syrian opposition." how would you describe the situation in syria? >> well, you know i think he went on saying that the syrian government seems to be losing gro
supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: violence continued across syria today as the united states welcomed a russian admission that syria's rebels may succeed in...
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and a desire to engage in the technicalities and the science, reveling in the science and trying to share it as best they can for others. >> woodruff: miles o'brien, our science correspondent, thank you. big loss. >> thank you. >> woodruff: roger mudd reported on sally ride's departure from nasa in 1987 on the newshour. you can watch that video on our web site. also there, ride's own reflections on her shuttle flights and space exploration, recorded 25 years after her first flight. >> ifill: again, the major developments of the day. mitt romney accused president obama of exposing the military to deep cuts and allowing national security leaks for political gain. he spoke one day after mr. obama challenged romney's foreign policy credentials. the u.s. justice department announced sweeping, mandatory reforms for the new orleans police, aimed at ending decades of corruption and abuse. and in syria, government warplanes and helicopters blasted rebels in aleppo, the country's largest city. at the same time, troops largely regained control of damascus. how wide is america's socio- economic divid
and a desire to engage in the technicalities and the science, reveling in the science and trying to share it as best they can for others. >> woodruff: miles o'brien, our science correspondent, thank you. big loss. >> thank you. >> woodruff: roger mudd reported on sally ride's departure from nasa in 1987 on the newshour. you can watch that video on our web site. also there, ride's own reflections on her shuttle flights and space exploration, recorded 25 years after her first...
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seth cupperman, a science teacher at manhattan's high school for math, science and engineering, jean raleigh for p.s. 19 in stat tan island and babson wang, a math teacher at by a side high school in queens. i wanted to talk to you about the national conversation which is going on here in new york as well of assessing teachers and trying to perhaps encourage those who aren't doing a good job to seek other careers and promoting, encouraging, incentivizing those who have a knack for this. is it a worthwhile question to be asking and can it lead us somewhere that's useful for our kids? >> i don't think anyone has a problem with accountability in and of itself. anyone has a problem with assessment in and of itself. >> i don't think anyone has a problem with accountability in and of itself. i don't think anyone has a problem with assessment in and of itself. the problem, like you said, is the implementation of it. even when it's in a system where the teachers kind of a... a-- promote it. the observation protocol. most teachers who are in unions have some sort of observation that happens.
seth cupperman, a science teacher at manhattan's high school for math, science and engineering, jean raleigh for p.s. 19 in stat tan island and babson wang, a math teacher at by a side high school in queens. i wanted to talk to you about the national conversation which is going on here in new york as well of assessing teachers and trying to perhaps encourage those who aren't doing a good job to seek other careers and promoting, encouraging, incentivizing those who have a knack for this. is it a...
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on our web site, it's science thursday. hari sreenivasan explains. >> sreenivasan: a team of russian scientists has drilled into a massive lake in antarctica that has been sealed off for millions of years. find the details of the decades long expedition on our science page. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. ray? >> suarez: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm ray suarez. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks among others. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer produc
on our web site, it's science thursday. hari sreenivasan explains. >> sreenivasan: a team of russian scientists has drilled into a massive lake in antarctica that has been sealed off for millions of years. find the details of the decades long expedition on our science page. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. ray? >> suarez: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm ray suarez. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online and again here...
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supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: gunfire tore at the nation's holiday mood again today, with the emotional wounds from a school massacre still fresh. there were more fatal shootings, including one in western new york, where an attacker lay in wait for a fire crew. >> responding firefighters when they pulled up on the scene started receiving -- were fired upon. >> police speaking shortly after a home and car erupted in flames. it was arson they said later that turned out to be an ambush. >> it does appear that it was a trap that was set. for responding first responders. >> gunmen killed two volunteer firefighters and wounded two others then killed himself. police identified him as william spangler, he haddon time, 17 years for manslaughter but ha motive for today's attack was
supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: gunfire tore at the nation's holiday mood again today, with the emotional wounds from a school massacre still fresh. there were more fatal...
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but i talked to a political science professor the other day who said mitt romney's problem is he says something like "oh, i don't make a lot of money in speeches." well, he made more than $300,000 in speeches which for most south carolinians is a lot of money, maybe what they make in ten years. so that sort of thing resonates in a way that arcane discussions about private equity might not. >> woodruff: and santorum who got that endorsement from the evangelical group meeting in texas has not yet paid off for him? >> you know, it's interesting. rick santorum reacted angrily to someone's suggestion that he and rick perry drop out of the race. now, newt gingrich was saying today i'm not saying they should drop out, i was dead in july and june so i know what it means to hang in there. but on the other hand, rick santorum is also saying "listen, i'm not the guy who's been losing these races so i'm sticking in." right now it looks like he's in it-- at least he says-- through florida. of course, this time last week jon huntsman was telling us the same thing. so we'll wait and see how this pla
but i talked to a political science professor the other day who said mitt romney's problem is he says something like "oh, i don't make a lot of money in speeches." well, he made more than $300,000 in speeches which for most south carolinians is a lot of money, maybe what they make in ten years. so that sort of thing resonates in a way that arcane discussions about private equity might not. >> woodruff: and santorum who got that endorsement from the evangelical group meeting in...
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supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: hour after hour, french police waited today for an accused gunman to surrender. he was wanted in a series of fatal shootings, including monday's attack on a jewish school. the shootings took place in and around the city of toulouse, where today's standoff played out. we begin our coverage with a report from jonathan rugman of independent television news. >> reporter: at around 3:00 a.m., police raided a block of flats believed to be home to two brothers and france's most wanted man. three policemen were injured by gunfire as they tried to storming the building. and an unidentified woman was taken away by ambulance. one man quickly gave himself up. but his brother refused to give in. he was described as a french national with an algerian mother w
supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: hour after hour, french police waited today for an accused gunman to surrender. he was wanted in a series of fatal shootings, including monday's...
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watch some of the best outtakes of miles' science stories on the rundown. and we round up the most important lessons we've learned about helping kids stay in school from our series, american graduate. all that and more is on our web site newshour.pbs.org. margaret? >> warner: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm margaret warner. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks among others. thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> this is n.b.r. >> susie: good evening. i'm susie gharib. tom hudson will be along a little later in the program. a positive turn in the fiscal cliff crisis. house republicans agree to meet sunday night to resume talks after a day of finger-pointing and
watch some of the best outtakes of miles' science stories on the rundown. and we round up the most important lessons we've learned about helping kids stay in school from our series, american graduate. all that and more is on our web site newshour.pbs.org. margaret? >> warner: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm margaret warner. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks among others. thank...